Name: Townsend Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher in light test. Replacement cows not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.75/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$109.75

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$2.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.41

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	110.41	621	20
Medium and Large 2	533	108.10	576	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.31/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

109.75

—

FL average10 barns · 470 hd

122.16

−12.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,550	82.40	1,277	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	66.33	863	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	63.97	1,048	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	52.65	534	3thin

Every lot, as filed

15 lots · USDA AMS · Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.10/cwt	107.00–110.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	101.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	106.45/cwt	104.00–110.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	113.16/cwt	110.00–116.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	135.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.67/cwt	150.00–157.50	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	52.65/cwt	52.00–54.00	534	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	63.97/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,048	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	65.44/cwt	62.00–68.00	872	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	69.90/cwt	69.00–71.00	825	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	82.40/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,277	2

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Townsend Livestock Auction - Madison, FL

Tue Apr 14, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 83Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 7Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls firm. Feeder cattle 2.00 to 5.00 higher in light test. Replacement cows not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	423	160.00–167.50	163.77
5	—	536	145.00–150.00	145.97
4	—	475	150.00–157.50	153.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	130.00–140.00	135.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	107.00–110.00	108.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	100.00–105.00	101.47
5	—	568	104.00–110.00	106.45
5	—	529	110.00–116.00	113.16
3	—	468	130.00–135.00	133.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	52.00–54.00	52.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,639	62.00–65.00	63.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,332	62.00–68.00	65.44
2	—	1,180	69.00–71.00	69.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	81.00–84.00	82.40

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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